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Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Climate Hubs are an interagency collaboration across the U.S Department of Agriculture. Each Climate Hub is co-led by the Natural Resources Conservation Service as well as Forest Service or Agricultural Research Service. The Climate Hubs connect USDA research and programs in their regional delivery of tools and information. This page highlights work in collaboration with Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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  • NRCS Climate Conversations

    A windmill is silhouetted against a magnificent New Mexico Sunset.

    The USDA SW Climate Hub and the NRCS joined forces to lead climate conversations with NRCS professionals. Read more about the "Climate Conversations…

Tools Relevant to the Natural Resources Conservation Service

  • COMET-Planner Global Screenshot

    COMET-Planner Global

  • Climate examples

    Climate Quick Reference Guides

  • RAP Icon

    Rangeland Analysis Platform

  • An example set of 3 Grass-Cast maps showing what conditions would be if the precipitation received from the date that the maps were created and August 31st is above, near, or below normal, and approximatley what the grassland production in an area would be by percent compared to its 38-year average.

    Grass-Cast: Grassland Productivity Forecast

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    Comet-Farm

  • Seedlot Selection Tool indicating areas with similar climate from which to transfer plant material for restoration.

    Seedlot Selection Tool

    • Recent Additions Relevant to the Natural Resources Conservation Service

  • A riprap revetment forms a protective wall on the banks of the Kuskokwim River.

    Protecting Communities from Erosion on the Kuskokwim River in Alaska

  • Right to Left; Gesse Bullock-Tribal Fire Management Specialist; Elliot Abbey-Deputy Tribal Administrator for Community Development; Selena Battise-Tribal Administrative Assistant who oversaw the installation of the 65,000-gallon storage tank seen in the foreground. Rainwater is harvested from the adjacent Veteran's Pavilion in the background.

    Rainwater Harvesting: A Tribal Partnership Project

  • A group of community members learning about the place and preparing to help steward the agroforestry restoration site at Puʻulani, Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi

    Hawai'i Climate Week 2024

  • An adult hands over a miniature Earth to a younger person.

    Earth Day Spotlight: The Promise of Agroforestry

  • After sitting in water for about a minute, the strainers are overturned onto a flat surface. The conventionally tilled soil on the far left did not hold its shape, indicating low aggregate stability and likely less biological activity. The soil that held its shape the best was the no-till soil on the far right.

    When Research and Applied Science Comes Together: The Benefits of No-Till Agriculture

  • 'Climate Smart Practices: Agroforestry – Alley Cropping and Silvopasture' education and training session at Meach Cove Farms in Shelburne, Vermont.

    Climate Learning in Partnership for Climate Smart Agroforestry Session

  • Three pictures: dry land cracked, healthy green corn rows, blue lake water

    Climate Conversations with Oklahoma Conservation District Staff

  • Justin Buss plants soybeans into corn residue and wild mustard using a no-till planter on his farm in Vincennes, Indiana on May 13, 2021. (Indiana NRCS photos by Brandon O’Connor)

    Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Midwest Agriculture

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